The Short Story 'The Interlopers'

Racial segregation and mutual hate between two races can be a vicious circle that can have grievous consequences for both parts. One often knows that these types of conflicts never end well. Nevertheless, it does not discourage people from fighting amongst themselves and the abhorrence stays continuous and endless due to strong mistrust and ignorance. Jack Davis depicts this in the short story “Pay Back” from 1990, which portrays a typical situation between two groups of people who do not have enough information about each other and thus seek to fight against each other.

Thesis statement: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin has a unique and intelligent concept, but is defeated by lack of story building and a rushed, badly constructed ending. The Interlopers by Saki has a much more basic premise, but uses natural storytelling elements to create seamless story progression and a more powerful message.

In his short story, “The Strangers That Came to Town,” Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being accepted. It shows that true freedom is about being accepted because of the way that the Duvitch family is placed in a community where they are not accepted at first but then do become accepted. Mr. Duvitch didn’t talk much to anyone because of lack of freedom to be who he was, Mrs. Duvitch didn’t have the freedom to also be who she was because people talked about her and the Duvitch children to were quiet ones who didn’t have freedom in the sense that they couldn’t just go out and play with the other kids.

The story “The Strangers That Came to Town” is primarily a story about freedom. In his short story, “The Strangers that Came to Town”, Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being accepted. In the beginning of the story Mr. Duvitch and his family couldn’t walk around the town being judged or feeling uncomfortable. This was also a big problem for Mr. Duvitch’s children. They deal with bullying and not being welcomed as well. Although at the end of the story Andy’s family changes things for the Duvitch’s. The town begins to realize that they aren’t as bad as they thought and weren’t actually that different from them.

A central idea that can be found in “The Interlopers” by Saki is “Man possesses both civilized and savage qualities”. In this story we see two extreme opposite personalities a man can have. It is a cold night in the Carpathians and Georg Znaeym and Ulrich Von Gradwitz are hunting for each other on a piece of land that there families have been fighting over for years.“As boys they had thirsted for one another's blood, as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other.”These two men want nothing but pain too each other enough so that they are hunting for each other with “Murder in uppermost of his mind”. Then both of their wishes come true they find each other face to face by a tree. “The two enemies stood glaring at one another for

A shocking coming of age lies at the heart of Andre Dubus' short story, "The Intruder." Kenneth wants to be loved by his sister as much as he loves her and through this desire, Dubus skillfully demonstrates how an active imagination can be dangerous. Dubus makes us aware of Kenneth's love for his sister in the first line of the story when Kenneth escapes to the woods to dream. We know that Kenneth loves two things, being in the woods, where he can dream, and also We also understand that their relationship was more than just sibling She was the most beautiful girl he knew.

In the present political climate of fear, uncertainty, and division, the most important form of resistance is continued defiance and unwavering hope that things can be made better. In unstable times, governments often use rhetoric of unity and cohesion to rally those who support their cause, while actively seeking to alienate anyone who is viewed as ‘other’. The age-old trope of building walls – physically and ideologically – is used to spread distrust of differences and diversity. Through creating divisions, unification can be achieved, however, the resulting unity hinges on the instability of keeping other people out. During the current, increasingly unstable time, not falling victim to panic and fear is one of the most important requirement

Mitchell Bratt Ms. Hyashi ENG 1D1-04 Wednesday, Oct 4th Literary Analysis of “the Interlopers” In the story “the Interlopers” by Saki, is a coming of story where two men who despise each other come across a problem that causes a big plot twist that need the two of them to get along to be at peace. While the men were stuck under a tree, they came to the realization that they need to get along in order for people to come and save them. They started to get along when it says in the story “Neighbor, if you will help me to bury the old quarrel, I-I will ask you to be my friend”. This is showing that he would like to be friends with his enemy if he can help him with something.

"Who are they?" asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other would gladly not have seen.

Freedom can be expressed in many ways, whether it be from the individual or from the community. One can express freedom from escaping their own barriers from their life. This can make someone’s life more easy to live because they can freely express their ideas and thoughts without being ridiculed. Other people may express freedom from being accepted in society. In Ambrose Flack’s short story, “The Strangers that Came to Town”, he shows that true freedom is about being accepted. Flack uses characterization of Mr. Duvitch as a catalyst to show that true freedom is about being accepted. Mr. Duvitch wasn’t accepted for the beginning of the story which creates a poor image of himself in his community. Flack also shows that once he is accepted by society, it shows the power of acceptance and how it is transferred to happiness. Once Mr. Duvitch was accepted and free, the whole community finally understood who he really is. Mr. Duvitch’s true personality shined through because he was comfortable within his community.

Interloper, someone who is in a place or group but is not wanted by the other people there. In this story, the main characters are Ulrich and Georg, and their families hated each other by about the right of attribution of the area of the land. Both of them think that the land is belong to them and another family is thieves. They have a lot of argument and fights base on it. From the article that I found that although they were overwhelmed by the huge and heavy tree. They still argue at the beginning, and they are arguing about who’s men will come first and kill the other family’s members. At the end, Ulrich invited Georg drink the best wine together, and after they clam down. They realized that they do not need to be so rude to each other.

This presents the ideal of people on opposing ends coming together despite their differences. Even if two are proclaimed enemies, it is considered optimal if the two would

Throughout human history, from tribal groups to contemporary nations, individuals have waged war through a structure – through the collective. This act of collective war has ravaged nations, continents, and even the world. These conflicts occur for reasons ranging from religious differences to economic circumstances. However, a precedent has been set that these conflicts always combat a group, whether it be a group ideology or the members that make it up. Large scale conflicts never seek out the individual and for good reason. The development of individualistic anarchy where humanity wages war against itself inevitability ends in utter destruction. Therefore, there are distinct advantages to the formal

In summary, a remnant instinct drives us to form groups, because we feel safe in numbers and can accomplish more when we collaborate with others. The facts show that our society has evolved into a technology-based dysfunctional state of comfort and complacency. It is ironic that cooperative intelligence enabled humans to build societies that are so proficient at protecting and providing for most of its members, that intelligence and competition are no longer requirements. Such a paradoxical state was forecast by science fiction writers and movie producers – in one case more than a century ago.

Say someone comes up to you, and insults you, right in your face. What would you do? Many would probably say they would fight, yell, or shun said person. But, what does that help? As Martin Luther King Junior once said, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” In this day and age, many believe war and division is the only way to achieve peace; Although it seems that way, unity is a solution many can see, but cannot truly achieve, as it is a rare occurrence. In the short story “Interlopers”, Saki uses conflict, and in the poem “Mending Wall”, Frost uses character to show that there is always a chance to resolve problems with unity, but that is simply a rare conclusion for almost everyone.